Victims are often unprepared for the effort it will take to recover payment after an injury. In our blog, our legal team explores common challenges victims experience during their physical and emotional recoveries, as well as best practices when pursuing a personal injury case.
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Vaginal Mesh Trial Results in $3.35 Million VerdictThe first case to go to trial regarding the Gynecare Prolift vaginal mesh has resulted in a jury verdict of $3.35 million; the patient underwent 18 surgeries.
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Brokers' Assistants Settle Overtime Suit Against Merrill Lynch for $12 MillionLexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell discusses the settlement of an overtime suit by brokers' assistants at Merrill Lynch for $12 million.
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Food Safety: Criminal Charges In Tainted Peanut Butter CaseThe federal government has filed criminal charges against executives of Peanut Corporation of American arising from shipments of tainted peanut butter.
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"Pay to Play" Scheme Alleged In Broker's Whistleblower CaseA former broker with Morgan Stanley alleges in a whistleblower suit that the company used a "pay to play" scheme in administering 401(k) accounts.
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Unnecessary Heart Surgeries Alleged In Suit Against St. Joseph LondonHundreds of patients at St. Joseph London have joined in a lawsuit claiming that they underwent unnecessary heart and coronary treatment and/or surgery.
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Insurers Use of Salvaged Parts ControversialThe insistence of auto insurance companies on using salvaged parts for replacement repairs on insured's vehicles is causing controversy with insureds.
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Parents of Dead Soldier File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Jack3d Diet SupplementA soldier's parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit after their son collapsed and died following a workout and after taking the diet supplement Jack 3d.
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Iowa Trucking Company Will Pay $50,000 in Sexual Harassment LawsuitBringing to a close a long-running sexual harassment case the trucking company employer will pay the victim $50,000.
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Political Discrimination Leads to $1 Million Verdict for Sheriff's DeputyPolitical discrimination from a feud between competing Republicans has led to a $1 million verdict for a sheriff's deputy wrongly passed over for promotion.
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Sales Reps File Class Action Sex Discrimination Suit Against Drug MakerFemale sales reps for the drug company, Daiichi Sankyo, have filed a class action sex and gender discrimination suit.
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Financial Aid Director Claims Discrimination and Whistleblower Retaliation In FiringA former financial aid director for Gaston College is claiming that her firing was motivated by discrimination and retaliation for whistleblower action.
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Whistleblower: State Inflated Insurance Enrollment NumbersA whistleblower, who reported the Oregon Health Authority had inflated the number of enrolled children to win a federal bonus, was fired and has filed suit.
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Food Safety Lawsuit: Norovirus at Golden CorralCustomers that contracted norovirus at a Golden Corral restaurant in Casper, Wyoming have filed a food safety class action lawsuit arising from their illnesses.
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Sex Discrimination Class Action Against KPMG Moves ForwardA sex discrimination class action suit against accounting and consulting firm KPMG moved forward in federal court.
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Meningitis Victim's Husband Files LawsuitA Tennessee man has sued a Nashville clinic where his wife received a spinal steroid injection from which she contracted fungal meningitis and died last year.
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Bicyclist's Family Sues Truck Company Over Fatal AccidentA Boston-area family has sued a truck company over a fatal accident that killed a bicyclist; the truck driver had a long list of driving infractions.
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ASR Hip Implant Trial Reveals Further Risks Overlooked by Johnson & JohnsonAn ongoing product defect trial in Los Angeles regarding the ASR hip implant device has revealed further risks overlooked by Johnson & Johnson.
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Family of Bicyclist Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Drunk DriverThe family of a bicyclist struck and killed by the SUV driven by a drunk driver has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
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Medicare and Medicaid Fraud: Cardiologist's $2.4 Million WhistleblowerA New Jersey cardiologist will receive $2.4 million in a whistleblower lawsuit claiming that a hospital paid kickbacks to doctors for referring patients.
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Railroad Employees Sue Over Asbestos ExposureRailroad employees have sued Union Pacific claiming that they were exposed to asbestos over the course of several decades and have developed asbestos diseases.